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Steady-Rest Fixture Fixes Runout At The Ends
A shop developed this simple solution for turning long shafts that have straightness error. A fixture holds the bowed shaft out-of-round in the steady rest so that the two ends can still turn concentrically.
Read MoreSo Here I Am
Before I wrote for Modern Machine Shop, I was one of its readers. I can remember a column that Mark Albert wrote during that time, on the subject of his turning 40.
Read MoreSeeing More For CNC Multi-Spindles
Motor technology, machine design and software possibilities all improve the economies of these sophisticated high-volume machines.
Read MoreHard Milling With Tandem Toolholding
A combination of toolholding choices lets this die shop get the most performance from its small-diameter tools.
Read MoreTechnology Makes People More Significant
The staff of this magazine struggles with something basic: what to call people who work directly with CNC machining technology. We tend to default to what the shop in question calls them.
Read MoreLights-Out With A Lighter Commitment
For this integrated flexible pallet cell, the machines and the pallet system came from different suppliers. The shop is not locked into any supplier for adding machining centers later.
Read MoreRotational Motion Lets Turning Compete With Grinding
Rotational turning provides machined surfaces smooth enough to let turning compete with grinding and polishing.
Read MoreVirtual Machining In The Real World
Using software that models machining passes, a Cessna plant unlocks real capacity by finding better parameters for its existing NC programs.
Read MoreWe Are The People; Companies Are Machines
Companies are not nice. No doubt many will readily agree.
Read MoreA Subscription To Spindle Speeds
A peculiar characteristic of machine tools is that they can't be put to use until the user performs a critical final assembly step-installing the cutting tool in the machine.
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